Date: May 14 to 21, 2000More than 450 students participated in this year’s Canada Wide Science Fair, with awards totalling over $130,000 in cash, scholarships, trips and other prizes. The fair was attended by judges, delegates, officials, guests, VIPs, international delegations, and YSFC/NSFC members and agents, as well as thousands of visitors. Included in the seven-day event were two days of judging, opening and closing banquets, an
awards ceremony, and public viewing of projects, as well as tours, cultural activities, seminars, workshops and many social events for fair particpants.
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From January 1999 to December 2000, Ontario Power Generation contributed about $1,500,000 to approximately 211 educational
initiatives. OPG support included 21 Regional Engineering Science Fairs across Ontario and 14 competitions which
culminated in the Youth Science Foundation’s Canada-Wide Science Fair held at the University of Western Ontario in
London on May 19, 2000.
Sporting a victor’s smile is John MacDonald, a Grade 7 student at de La
Salle College, whose energy conservation project, “Be Warm, Be Cool -Insulate”, won him the OPG Award which assisted him in participating
in the Youth Science Foundation’s Canada-Wide Science Fair, held in
London, Ontario. Congratulating John on behalf of OPG is Dr. Mohan
Mathur, Vice President, Nuclear Training and Support Services.
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Dear Ontario Power Generation…
I would like to thank you for your donation that I received as part of my award at the Trent Regional Science Fair, that was held earlier this month. I placed first in the senior biological sciences division and to my surprise was awarded $120.00 courtesy of Ontario Power Generation...my project was conducted in an attempt to determine if students were at risk of contracting zoonotic diseases, which are infectious diseases that animals can transfer to humans. I will be going on to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in May, which is going to be held in London, Ontario. I hope to use some of the money to prepare for the Canada-
Wide Science Fair and save the rest to put towards University in the fall…I am grateful to Ontario Power Generation and its Corporate Citizenship Program for all of its support and contributions to the field of science.”
– Deyna Dinesen, Winner of the OPG Award at the Trent Regional Science Fair
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REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CANADA WIDE SCIENCE FAIR
The
following students have presented projects
judged to be competitive ant the Canada Wide Science Fair 2000 in London Ontario.
These students and their chaperone
will be traveling to London courtesy the Annapolis Valley School Board and our Science
Fair sponsors.
MEMBERS OF TEAM ANNAPOLIS 2000
CHARINA CAMERON (HORTON) JULIA FRENETTE
(CORNWALLIS) MELISSA REEKIE
(KCA) BRENDAN RIDEOUT
(BERWICK) JORDAN SHERIKO
(WOLFVILLE)
TEAM ANNAPOLIS A WINNER AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR
Representing the Annapolis Valley
Regional School District, members of Team Annapolis returned
on Sunday, May 21st after eight days at the Canada-Wide Science
Fair in London, Ontario. Competing with over four hundred students
from 110 regions
from across the country, the team performed exceptionally well with everyone receiving
an award.
Team members include Charina
Cameron, Grade 12, Horton High School; Julia Frenette, Grade 8, Cornwallis District
High School; Melissa
Reekie, Grade 9; KCA; Brendan Rideout, Grade 9, Berwick
School; and Jordan Sheriko, Grade 9, Wolfville
School.
For
her project Bee Heard, Charina
captured a gold medal ($400) in the Senior Physical
Sciences Division; a complete scholarship to attend the Weizmann Institute of Science month-
long summer science
program; the Canadian Acoustical Association Award ($400); and a prize from the Canadian Statistical Society ($750).
In the Junior Life Sciences
Division, Julia won a gold medal ($400)
for
her
project, The Honeycrisp Apple: A New Valley Variety.
Melissa's Food Poisoning Bacteria in Green Bins took home a gold medal ($400) in the Intermediate Life Sciences Division; Brendan was awarded an Honorable Mention Certificate in the Intermediate Physical
Science Division for his Time
Travel; and Jordan's
study of Brain Damage and Memory was awarded a silver medal($300) in the Intermediate Life Sciences Division
and an award from the Canadian Psychological Association ($200).
Although the National Science
Fair includes two days of intensive judging,
students also participate in many special
events such as tours, banquets
and
video dances. This year's tours included trips to Niagara
Falls and the
Egyptian Exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum
in Toronto.
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University of Western Ontario
Canada Wide Science Fair Scholarships
Change in criteria from: Awarded to those students who win gold, silver or bronze awards in the Canada Wide Science Fair and who have an A average in their final year of high school. The award may be won once by students entering first year studies in the Faculty of Science at The University of Western Ontario.
To: Awarded to those students who win gold, silver or bronze awards in the Canada Wide Science Fair and
who have an A average in their final year of high school. The award may be won once by students entering
first year studies in any faculty at The University of Western Ontario.
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/board/minutes/2000/scholsep.html
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Daniel Thorsley of the G. A. Wheable Centre for Adult
Education is a leader in science education in the London area. He writes computer programs to illustrate chemistry and physics concepts. He has computerized the registration and attendance procedures required for adult education. He publishes a newsletter called SCIENCE2000 to keep schools and community leaders up to date on what is happening in science in London. He is chair of the committee that will host
the Canada-wide Science Fair in London in the year 2000.
http://billhenderson.ca/index.php?id=pma
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Canada-Wide Science Fair Popular High School Event.
Publication: Canadian Chemical News
Date: Sunday, October 1 2000
The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) was held in London, ON from May 14-20, 2000. As in the past, the
Chemical Education Trust Fund (CETF) of The Chemical Institute of Canada was a sponsor for this national
event. As well, the CETF sponsors the regional science fairs which led up to this final event.
More than 450 students participated in this year's Canada-Wide Science Fair, with awards totalling over
$130,000 in cash, scholarships, trips and other prizes. The fair was attended by judges, delegates, officials,
guests, VIPs, international delegations, and Youth Science Foundation Canada members and agents, as
well as thousands of visitors, During the two days of judging two recipients are chosen in the chemistry field
to receive a $250 intermediate level prize and a $500 senior prize.
This year's CIC winners were Oleg Shamovsky (senior competition) and Jehan Karim (intermediate level).
Shamovsky, a Grade 12 student at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston, ON won for his
project "Cathodic Oxidation or: How Alkali Metals Attack Corundum". Shamovsky summarized his project as follows: "We know that metals can he oxidized in aqueous solutions when used as the anode in an
electrolytic cell. Unbiased experiments were conducted with different metals to study a possibility of
oxidation on the cathode. I have discovered that aluminum is the only element which readily undergoes
cathodic oxidation under certain conditions."
Karim is a Grade 9 student from Toronto French School in Toronto, ON. Her project dealt with corrosion.
She was interested in investigating how corrosion could be alleviated using corrosion inhibitors.
Incorporating the main characteristics of a corrosion inhibitor used today (an amino group and a carboxyl
group), she synthesized her own corrosion inhibitor and tested it on industrial stainless steel.
http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/canada/671112-1.html
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Mark G. Eramian-Judge, Canada-Wide Science Fair, 2000.
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Jonathan Sick:
The Sun is currently in its most active phase of the 11-year solar activity cycle. Because of this, activity on the Sun is having its greatest effect on the earth's magnetic field. It is therefore important to predict the levels of solar and geomagnetic activity. While many prediction systems are in place, most require specialized detectors to image the Sun in different wavelengths. The purpose of this experiment is to
use use white-light solar photography to predict the levels of solar and geomagnetic activity through measuring the characteristics of sunspots. Sunspots are visual indicators of solar activity since the Sun's magnetism is the common link between all types of solar activity, including sunspots. This was demonstrated through this experiment by time lapse solar animation, correlating white-light images to magnetograms and to ultraviolet images. Data for this experiment was from Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) images, Space
Environment Center (SEC) Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
databases, and the author's own 46-observation data set of digitally processed white-light images. Data from the white light imagery such as sunspot numbers and active region numbers, as well as trigonometrically calculated sunspot coordinates and areas were used to statistically predict the number of x-ray and optical solar flare events, and variations of the K Index of geomagnetic activity. All of the explained variables were modeled using least squares regressions with varying degrees of success. The prediction of geomagnetic activity was one of the strongest models. The K Index model is also the most important model for real world application. Using an additional 6 out-of-sample observations, the predictability of the explained data was confirmed.
Awards
Calgary Youth Science Fair 2000:
Top Junior Project
Alberta Energy Company Travel Scholarship
Gold Medal sponsored by Anadarko
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2000 in London, Ontario
Top Junior Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
Top Intermediate Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
$2000 scholarship to University of Western Ontario
Canadian Association of Physicists Award - Junior
Dow Science Communication Award -Junior
Intel Computer Science Award - Junior
Statistical Society of Canada Award - 2nd Prize
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CMS Notes November 200 Canada Medical Society
2000 CanadaWide Science Fair - CMS Awards
The CMS sponsored a set of three Special Awards at the 2000
Canada Wide Science Fair, held in London, Ontario this past
May. This annual event is sponsored by the Youth Science
Foundation Canada. Here are the prize-winning entries:
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Double Trouble
Junior – Julia Dean (Grade 8), with David Borwein
In my project, I basically learned about double stars, for
instance, what they are, how they are formed, the evolution
of each separate star, how they are measured, etc. Then I
videotaped some real double stars, measured separation and
position angle of each, and compared my results with actual
measurements of astronomers.
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Intra-abdominal Pressure Mechanism
Lumbar spine stability must be maintained in all physical
activities. Intra-abdominal pressure may help to accomplish
this task. I asked the question, “Is there a relationship between
increased IAP, antagonistic muscle coactivation and the stability
of the lumbar spine?” Through physical and theoretical
models, I concluded that with increased IAP spine stability
increased as well.
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In Search of Perfection
Recent developments in Quantum Gravity theory resulted in the Hartle–Hawking wave function. This project examined solutions to this equation to determine the behavior of quantum gravity. A solution much different from those currently known was found. As a result, it was determined that Hawking’s choice of sign for the wave function is wrong.
More than 450 students participated in this year’s Canada Wide Science Fair, with awards totalling over $130,000 in cash, scholarships, trips and other prizes. The fair was attended by judges, delegates, officials, guests, VIPs, international delegations, and YSFC/NSFC members and agents, as well as thousands of visitors. Included in the seven-day event were two days of judging, opening and closing banquets, an
awards ceremony, and public viewing of projects, as well as tours, cultural activities, seminars, workshops and many social events for fair participants.
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Joel Langlois, a student of John Childs (Grenville Christian College, Brockville, Ontario) walked away with "First Place -Best of Fair-Overall", and went on to the Canada Wide Science Fair in London,
Ontario. Joel used one of our heart rate monitors to study the variability of heart rate among people.
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